Sweetwater Creek is a novel by Anne Rivers Siddons

Anne Rivers Siddons

Anne Rivers Siddons is an American novelist who writes stories set in the southern United States.-Biography:Born Sybil Anne Rivers in Atlanta, Georgia, she was raised in Fairburn, Georgia, and attended Auburn University, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority...

. Published in 2005, it is the story of a girl named Emily who survives her mother's abandonment and her older brother's suicide. She finds purpose in training her father's spaniels and takes refuge in the magic of Sweetwater Creek. A new friend enters Emily's life in the person of Lulu, a troubled daughter of privilege whose secrets threaten to destroy Emily's beautiful new world.

Characters

• Emily Parmenter
• Lulu Foxworth
• Buddy Parmenter - Emily's brother who committed suicide
• Walter Parmenter - Emily's dad (can't even look at Emily because she looks just like her mother)
• Elvis - Emily's dog
• Cleta - Parmenter's maid
• Jenny - Emily's aunt
• Walt Junior - Emily's brother
• Carter - Emily's brother
• Caroline - Emily's mother who abandoned her (her mom is in Emily's dreams)
• Yancey Bryd - Lulu's ex-boyfriend, raped her in the book, turned her towards alcohol